James Wilson, known professionally as Paisley Fields, is a queer country music artist based between Brooklyn, NY and Nashville, TN.
[5] Electric Park Ballroom is named after a dancehall they visited in childhood but the songs center on present-day urban narratives[6] while Limp Wrist focuses on the realities of rural queer life.
[1] "Burn This Statehouse Down," a duet with Mya Byrne protesting Tennessee's anti-trans legislation,[8] was chosen as one of NPR music critic Ann Powers' favorite songs of 2023.
[9] As a songwriter, Wilson has written with Bob the Drag Queen ("Purse First") and Scarlet Envy ("Feeling Is Mutual," "Press On," "Is It Me?").
[10] Paisley Fields combines country, rock, pop, and disco while their lyrics include explicit queer themes,[11] ranging from gay sex ("Ride Me Cowboy")[11] to being outed ("Blackhawk County Line")[7] to referencing Matthew Shepard ("Iowa").